McDowell - Employment & Wages 1999
INDUSTRY	UNITS	EMPLOYMENT	TOTAL WAGES	AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE
Total, All Industries	476	5,152	119,591,503	23,212
MINING	54	705	30,801,550	43,690
12 Coal Mining	53	704	30,770,461	43,708
CONSTRUCTION	20	98	2,876,634	29,353
16 Heavy Construction, exc. Building	7	69	2,245,382	32,541
MANUFACTURING	17	95	1,452,724	15,291
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES	69	260	6,111,043	23,504
41 Local and Interurban Passenger	3	35	665,471	19,013
42 Trucking and Warehousing	51	123	2,617,980	21,284
48 Communications	6	34	1,138,761	33,492
49 Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services	8	58	1,379,430	23,783
WHOLESALE TRADE	12	82	2,161,159	26,355
51 Wholesale Trade-Nondurable Goods	5	49	1,420,377	28,987
RETAIL TRADE	98	940	11,838,253	12,593
52 Building Materials & Garden Supplies	5	62	1,024,320	16,521
53 General Merchandise Stores	10	177	1,949,940	11,016
54 Food Stores	26	303	3,773,064	12,452
55 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations	18	79	1,102,186	13,951
57 Furniture & Homefurnishings Stores	8	47	865,071	18,405
58 Eating and Drinking Places	19	182	1,669,820	9,174
59 Miscellaneous Retail	9	86	1,416,660	16,472
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE	34	235	5,594,932	23,808
60 Depository Institutions	8	145	3,764,013	25,958
64 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service	6	23	294,628	12,809
65 Real Estate	17	25	541,535	21,661
SERVICES	119	727	13,924,164	19,152
73 Business Services	13	73	1,558,920	21,355
80 Health Services	24	271	5,438,239	20,067
83 Social Services	17	162	2,402,703	14,831
86 Membership Organizations	10	40	95,261	2,381
87 Engineering & Management Services	16	76	2,273,321	29,912
GOVERNMENT	55	2,009	44,831,044	22,315
Federal Government	9	95	2,634,419	27,730
State Government	19	542	12,314,493	22,720
Local Government	27	1,372	29,882,132	21,779